Folding Pocket Brownie - Antique and Vintage Cameras

No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie

Model B

1907

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B

Lens:
4 ½" meniscus achromatic. Iris diaphragm scaled 1, 2, 3.

Shutter:
Brownie Automatic, five-blade, speeds T, B, I.

Construction:
Leatherette covered wood body, red leather bellows.

Format:
6, 2 ¼" x 3 ¼" exposures on 120 roll-film.

Focusing:
Bellows, 3 set positions: 100, 20, 8 feet.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled to shutter.

Serial Number:
150 .

Notes:
Retailer's plaque: Fred. V. A. Lloyd. 15 Lord St. Liverpool. Shutter has a patent date of 1909.

No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie

Model B

1907

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B

Lens:
4 ½" meniscus achromatic. Iris diaphragm scaled 1, 2, 3.

Shutter:
Brownie Automatic, five-blade, speeds T, B, I.

Construction:
Leatherette covered wood body, black leather bellows.

Format:
6, 2 ¼" x 3 ¼" exposures on 120 roll-film.

Focusing:
Bellows, 3 set positions: 100, 20, 8 feet.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled to shutter.

Notes:
Shutter has a patent date of 1909.

The No. 2 Folding Brownie was introduced in 1904. The model B was introduced in 1907 and the camera was re-styled Folding Pocket Brownie. It was slightly smaller than the earlier model, and had 'buttons' to release the back rather than a sliding catch. Early versions, and those for the US market, of the model B had red bellows later they were black. Production ceased in 1915. The price was 21/- in 1910.

References & Notes:
US Pat 1884, 1902, 1909. BJA 1906, p. 191. Kodak Cat. 1915, p. 30. Sinclair Cat. 1910, p. 29. Coe, Kodak Cameras, p. 181. BJA 1910, p. 96. Kodak Cat. 1915, p. 33.

No. 3A Folding Pocket Brownie

1909

Eastman Kodak Co.

Rochester

USA

Image of No. 3A Folding Pocket Brownie

Lens:
f8, B&L Rapid Rectilinear. Iris diaphragm scaled in US 4 - 128.

Shutter:
FPK Automatic I B T.

Construction:
Leatherette covered wood body, black leather bellows.

Format:
3 ¼" x 5 ½" exposures on 122 roll-film.

Focusing:
Bellows, pre-set positions 100 - 6 feet.

Attributes:
Reflecting view-finder.
Film advance indicated by red window, not coupled to shutter.
The lens standard clips to a slide which is pulled out further than the baseboard to focus, it engages one of the pre-set focusing positions.

Serial Number:
2017 .


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